Unfortunately, the success always has its downsides, PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS got off to a real dream start. Sold over 1 million times and consistently top spots on Twitch and the Steam Charts. This huge success has of course also made the game popular with cheaters and hackers.
More and more customers have complained in the last few days about problems with players who use such unfair means. A brisk market for tools for cheating also seems to have developed. Unfortunately, the games industry knows such problems too well from other high-class, popular titles. Shooters in particular often seem to suffer from an active cheater scene.
At this point, the top developer studios separate from the less good ones. The fight against cheats & hacks is an endless cycle in which the developers fill one gap and the hackers look for the next. Good games in this area are characterized by constant updates and improved security measures.
Reaction of the PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS developers
As PLAYERUNKNOWN itself explains in the developer blog, the common reaction is to delete such threads on the forums. This does not mean that the legitimate criticism of the customers is ignored, rather it is an attempt to not offer the hackers a platform. Every discussion about such scams leads to a wider spread.
But the problem is not hushed up. The team is aware of the need to fight such problems and has already closed 2 major gaps in the last week.
After the focus in the development phase was on functionality and features, security and the prevention of cheats have become much more important.
Furthermore, the source for the recently surfaced lag problems seems to have been found and the team is working flat out on a solution. But this is not in time for the patch on April 13th. finished.
